What is the postal code of Werthenstein?

Werthenstein has 3 postal codes: 6105, 6106, 6110.

What is the tax rate in Werthenstein?

The municipal tax multiplier of Werthenstein is 215% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.

How much tax do you pay in Werthenstein?

A single person without children pays about 13'896 CHF income tax in Werthenstein on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 62 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Werthenstein have?

Werthenstein has 2'161 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Werthenstein?

Werthenstein has 386 foreign residents, a share of 17.86% (2025).

Switzerland · Canton LU

Werthenstein

6105–6110

LU CANTON6105 6106 6110

Residents

2'161

Area

15.8 km²

Population density

137 pop./km²

Elevation

893 m a.s.l.

Tax multiplier

215%

Postal codes

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

1'040 48.1%

Men

1'121 51.9%

Children & youth (0–19)

497 23.0%

Swiss citizens

1'775 82.1%

Foreign residents

386 17.9%

Population density

137 pop./km²

0–19 · 497 · 23.0%20–64 · 1'300 · 60.2%65+ · 364 · 16.8%

Foreign residents 17.9%0%64.0%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Werthenstein

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

63.2% YesNo 36.9%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

70.3% YesNo 29.7%

14.06.2026Neuer Standort Kantonsgericht. Kauf Grundstück Würzenbachstrasse 8, LuzernCantonal LU● Accepted · 67.3% Yes

55.1% YesNo 44.9%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

40.3% YesNo 59.7%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

16.3% YesNo 83.7%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

49.3% YesNo 50.7%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

48.0% YesNo 52.0%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

60.0% YesNo 40.1%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

54.6% YesNo 45.4%

08.03.2026Ausbau der Kantonsstrasse K 36 durch die Lammschlucht im Entlebuch, 2. AbschnittCantonal LU● Accepted · 82.8% Yes

83.9% YesNo 16.1%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP45.1% · strongest party

SVP45.1%

Mitte31.9%

FDP11.2%

SP5.6%

GRÜNE2.5%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier215%

Cantonal tax multiplier145%

215%LU range 90%240%

Tax rank 65 of 79 in canton Lucerne

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

13'896 CHF(13.9%)

Rank 62 of 79 in the canton · 805 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 13'053 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Meggen 9'679 CHF · most expensive Luthern 14'739 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:13'896 CHF(~13.9%)

WerthensteinCanton range LucerneSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Werthenstein	Lucerne	Switzerland median
40'000	6.1%	4.2–6.5%	5.4%
50'000	8.7%	5.8–9.2%	7.8%
60'000	10.6%	7.2–11.3%	10.5%
70'000	11.7%	8–12.4%	11.9%
80'000	12.5%	8.6–13.3%	13.1%
90'000	13.1%	9–13.9%	14.1%
100'000	13.9%	9.7–14.7%	15.3%
110'000	14.6%	10.3–15.4%	16.3%
120'000	15.1%	10.7–16%	17.2%
130'000	15.7%	11.2–16.6%	18.1%
140'000	16.3%	11.7–17.2%	19%
150'000	16.8%	12.1–17.7%	19.7%
175'000	18.1%	13.3–19.1%	21.6%
200'000	19.3%	14.3–20.3%	23.2%
225'000	20.4%	15.3–21.5%	24.6%
250'000	21.5%	16.2–22.6%	25.8%
275'000	22.4%	17–23.5%	26.8%
300'000	23.1%	17.6–24.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20208.2 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'263 mm

8.2 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

974 m

Mean elevation

706 m

Relief

465 m

Mean slope

13.4°

Flat share

15.5%

South-facing

5.3%

Above 2000 m

0.0%

Relief 465 m0 m3'847 m

Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.

swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

30.4 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

39.6 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

6'800

30 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr

BFE solar factsheet ↗

Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).

Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

25.41 Rp./kWh

Energy

12 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

8.73 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

3.31 Rp./kWh

25.41 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 25.41 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator CKW AG

ElCom tariff comparison ↗

How this is measured

Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

1.02 %

Avg. rooms

4.1

Dwellings

984

Built before 194623.9%

Built since 200122.0%

1.02 %0 %12 %

Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.

Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 92 min · Car 69 min

AgglomerationPT 41 min · Car 28 min

Remoteness 30/79 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websitewerthenstein.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

Largest municipalities2'161 #51 LU · #924 CH Families & children23% #18 LU · #301 CH Age structure16.8% #61 LU · #1806 CH Women share48.1% #71 LU · #1837 CH Foreign residents17.9% #31 LU · #1054 CH Population density137/km² #60 LU · #1277 CH Tax burden13'896 #65 LU · #808 CH Taxes215% #65 LU Warmest municipalities8.2 °C #68 LU · #1662 CH Sunniest municipalities41.2% #22 LU · #1314 CH Rainiest municipalities1'263 mm #20 LU · #554 CH Voter turnout55.5% #56 LU · #1004 CH Against Switzerland30% #6 LU · #74 CH Aligned with Switzerland70% #66 LU · #1375 CH SVP strongholds45.1% #2 LU · #397 CH SP strongholds5.6% #56 LU · #1892 CH Centre strongholds31.9% #39 LU · #206 CH FDP strongholds11.2% #69 LU · #1244 CH GLP strongholds1.9% #68 LU · #1769 CH Green strongholds2.5% #65 LU · #1913 CH Largest by area15.8 km² #30 LU · #607 CH Highest municipalities893 m #6 LU · #340 CH Remotest municipalities92 min #30 LU · #508 CH Best-connected municipalities92 min #47 LU · #1590 CH Highest peaks974 m #19 LU · #747 CH Highest-lying municipalities706 m #20 LU · #756 CH Greatest vertical range465 m #18 LU · #729 CH Steepest municipalities13.4° #15 LU · #667 CH Solar potential30 GWh #44 LU · #664 CH Cheapest electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #16 LU · #373 CH Most expensive electricity25.41 Rp./kWh #20 LU · #1690 CH

Postal codes (3)

swisstopo

Localities

swisstopo · 3

Schachen LU6105 Werthenstein6106 Wolhusen6110

Nearby municipalities

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Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Werthenstein?: Werthenstein has 3 postal codes: 6105, 6106, 6110.
What is the tax rate in Werthenstein?: The municipal tax multiplier of Werthenstein is 215% (2026); canton LU levies 145%.
How much tax do you pay in Werthenstein?: A single person without children pays about 13'896 CHF income tax in Werthenstein on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 62 of 79 in canton LU. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Werthenstein have?: Werthenstein has 2'161 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Werthenstein?: Werthenstein has 386 foreign residents, a share of 17.86% (2025).

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